Western Cooperative Company
DBA WESTCO
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 5
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 144
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 36
- Annualized
- ≈18 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 172.516 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 11, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 13 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2023 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2022 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2018 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2017 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2016 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2015 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2012 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2009 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2009 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2006 | NE | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 13, 2005 | NE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 24, 1999 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 1999 | NE | 0 | 2 | Yes |